DACTYL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DACTYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
d2a1c3t1y4l1
PlayableDACTYL · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept DACTYL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.5%
Our own measure of how useful DACTYL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DACTYL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DACTYL scores
Scrabble d2a1c3t1y4l1 12
Words with Friends d2a1c4t1y3l2 13
Face value of the 6 tiles in DACTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about DACTYL
- DACTYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DACTYL
dactyli13 dactyls13 dactylar14 dactylic16 dactylus14 dactylics17 dactylist15 dactylists16 dactylogram20 dactylology21 dactylically23 dactyliology22 dactylograms21 dactyloscopy25 dactyliomancy26 dactylography28 dactylologies20 dactyliography29 dactyliologies21 dactylographer26 dactylographic28 dactyloscopies24 dactyliomancies25 dactylographers27
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with DACTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in DACTYL
yclad11 talcy10 acyl9 clay9 lacy9 lady8 yald8 clad7 clat6 talc6 dalt5 cay8 cly8 day7 yad7 cad6 lay6 tay6 act5 cal5 cat5 lac5 dal4 lad4 tad4 alt3 lat3 tal3 ay5 ya5 ad3 da3 al2 at2 la2 ta2
Common questions about DACTYL
- Is DACTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DACTYL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DACTYL worth?
- DACTYL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DACTYL?
- DACTYL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DACTYL:
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